Portable toilet

ABSTRACT

A portable toilet of the present invention is a portable toilet formed as a foldable structure so as to be fixable and foldable and comprises: a front body part arranged to face forward; a first side body part and a second side body part respectively coupled to both sides of the front body part; a rear body part having the same shape as that of the front body part, arranged so as to face the front body part, and coupled to the first side body part and the second side body part; and a seat plate part having, at both sides thereof, a first seat plate hinge assembly and a second seat plate hinge assembly coupled to upper hinge assemblies respectively formed on upper sides of the first side body part and the second side body part, wherein the front body part comprises: a first front frame having a first front hinge assembly coupled to a first side hinge assembly of the first side body part; a second front frame having a second front hinge assembly coupled to a second side hinge assembly of the second side body part; and a central hinge formed so as to be rotatable between the first front frame and the second front frame, and one side of the seat plate part is configured so as to be rotatable around the upper hinge assembly formed on the upper side of the first side body part or the upper hinge assembly formed on the upper side of the second side body part.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a portable toilet which swivelsoutwards around hinges so as to be overlapped with legs such that theportable toilet is easily folded and carried, and which is capable ofsupporting weight that is caused when a user sits on the portable toiletand that is applied to the portable toilet.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART

More and more people do the bivouac camping and go backpacking at a timewhen quality of life has been improved.

It is difficult for climbers or backpackers to deal with their naturalurges such as defecation, urination while climbing and backpacking.

As examples, Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2010-005129, andUtility Model Registration Publication No. 0459464 disclose a portabletoilet.

The related arts disclose a portable toilet that is folded when not inuse and unfolded when in sue. However, they are still bulky althoughthey are folded. Accordingly, it is not easy to carry them.

Further, if a part for supporting bottoms is configured to be thin suchthat a portable toilet can be easily carried, or if hinges used forfolding a portable toilet are arranged in the wrong way, such portabletoilets cannot stably support a user's bottoms.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Problems

As a means to solve the above-described problems, the present inventionis directed to providing a portable toilet having a seat plate forsupporting a user's bottoms, which is configured to swivel outwardsaround hinges, and which has a simple structure and a small volume so asto be easily carried.

The present invention is directed to providing a portable toilet havinga seat plate that is configured to swivel outwards around hinges at anangle of almost 270 degrees, and that has a small volume such that theseat plate etc. is prevented from being raised when the portable toiletis folded and carried.

Further, the present invention is directed to providing a portabletoilet having fixation rods which are configured to extend, configuredto enable a solid and liquid waste envelope used for the portable toiletto be easily attached and configured to enable the solid and liquidwaste envelope to be easily detached after urination and defecation.

Technical Solutions

A portable toilet of the present invention, formed as a foldablestructure so as to be fixable and foldable, includes a front body part,a first side body part, a second side body part, and a rear body partwhich form four sides of the portable toilet, and a seat plate partwhich is connected to an upper hinge assembly formed at the upper sideof the first side body part, and is configured to swivel around theupper hinge assembly, wherein the front body part includes a first frontframe configured to swivel around one side of the first side body part,a second front frame configured to swivel around one side of the secondside body part, and a central hinge configured to swivel between thefirst front frame and the second front frame, wherein the seat platepart swivels so as to contact the first side body part when the centralhinge moves toward the inside of the portable toilet—that is, thecentral hinge is folded, wherein the portable toilet further includes asolid and liquid waste collecting means accommodated in an areacorresponding to the inside of the portable toilet and surrounded by thefour body parts, wherein the solid and liquid waste collecting meansfurther includes, together with a solid and liquid waste envelope forcollecting solid and liquid waste, envelope rods coupled to rod couplinggrooves formed at the upper sides of the front and rear body parts, orside extended parts configured to extend from sides of a solid andliquid waste envelope so as to be fitted into envelope coupling holesformed at the first and second side body parts.

Further, a portable toilet of the present invention, formed as afoldable structure so as to be fixable and foldable, includes a frontbody part, a first side body part, a second side body part, and a rearbody part which form four sides of the portable toilet, and a seat platepart which consists of a first seat plate frame configured to swivelaround an upper hinge assembly formed at the upper side of the firstside body part, and a second seat plate frame configured to swivelaround an upper hinge assembly formed at the upper side of the secondside body part, wherein the front body part includes a first front frameconfigured to swivel around one side of the first side body part, asecond front frame configured to swivel around one side of the secondside body part, and a central hinge configured to swivel between thefirst front frame and the second front frame, and the first seat plateframe and the second seat plate frame of the seat plate partrespectively swivel so as to contact the outer circumferential surfacesof the first side body part and the second side body part when thecentral hinge moves toward the inside of the portable toilet—that is,the central hinge is folded.

Advantageous Effects

The advantages of a portable toilet according to the present inventionwill be described as follows.

First, a portable toilet according to the present invention isconfigured to have a foldable structure so as to improve functionalityand is configured to weigh less than a conventional one and have a smallvolume so as to be easily carried.

According to a conventional portable toilet, a seat stand is configuredto be 36 or more cm wide so as to cover exposed bottoms. Additionally,the conventional portable toilet is configured to have a shape like arectangular bag when packed. This leads to an increase in the weight andvolume of the portable toilet. As a result, it is hard to carry theportable toilet during long distance travel. The present invention hasthe advantage of solving the problem with conventional portable toiletsby reducing weight and volume.

A portable toilet according to the present invention, manufactured fromplastics, weighs 800 or less g which is less than 900 g of a papertoilet that is available in the market and is repeatedly used.

Second, a portable toilet of the present invention is easilymanipulated.

Most portable toilets with a minimum volume, except for toilets forinfants, need to be assembled for use. According to the presentinvention, side body parts as legs of a body and a seat stand arefoldably joined. Accordingly, if the portable toilet is manipulated onceor twice, the portable toilet is easily installed and collapses.

Third, a solid and liquid waste envelope constituting a portable toiletof the present invention is easily attached and detached.

Envelope rods are used to attach and detach a solid and liquid wasteenvelope. Accordingly, the solid and liquid waste envelope can beexpanded as much as possible and easily fixed. Additionally, the mouthof the solid and liquid waste envelope can be rapidly closed and thesolid and liquid waste envelope can be easily detached.

Fourth, a portable toilet of the present invention has excellentstability compared to weight and volume.

Minimized weight and volume can lead to a reduction in stability when auser sits on a portable toilet. However, according to the presentinvention, side body parts consisting of legs of a body and a seat standare foldably joined, thereby making it possible to stably install theportable toilet, give a user a pleasant feel when the user sits on theportable toilet, and ensure safety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an entire appearance of aportable toilet of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a portable toilet without aseat plate part.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a configuration of a seat plate partconstituting a portable toilet of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the upper side of a side body partconstituting a portable toilet of the present invention in detail, andFIG. 5 is a view illustrating a reinforcing part provide on the upperside of the side body part.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a portable toilet that is folded such thatthe portable toilet of the present invention can be carried.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are views illustrating a portable toilet according to thesecond embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 9 to 11 are views illustrating an envelope support part that canbe used together with a portable toilet according to an embodiment ofthe present invention.

FIG. 12 is a view illustrating a configuration of a solid and liquidwaste collecting means according to another embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate a state where the solid and liquid wastecollecting means is accommodated in a portable toilet.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to theattached drawings in relation to the embodiments. The scope of thespirit of the embodiments of the present invention can be defined bywhat is disclosed through the embodiments, and the spirit of theembodiments of the present invention includes modifications toembodiments such as an addition, a removal, a modification etc. of acomponent with respect to the suggested embodiments.

The term “part” used to describe the present invention is given for thesake of easiness in drawing up the specification, and the term itselfdoes not have distinguishable meanings and roles.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an entire appearance of aportable toilet of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspectiveview illustrating a portable toilet without a seat plate part.

A portable toilet of the present invention, as illustrated in FIGS. 1and 2, includes a seat plate part 150 consisting of a first seat plateframe 151 and a second seat plate frame 152 that are selectivelydetachable, and a body part supporting the lower side of the seat platepart 150.

The body part is configured to surround four sides and includes a frontbody part 110, a first side body part 130, a second side body part 140and a rear body part 120.

Specifically, the seat plate part 150 includes a seat plate hole 159such that a user sits on the seat plate hole for defecation andurination, and the seat plate hole 159 consists of a first seat plateframe 151 and a second seat plate frame 152 configured to have a “

” shape or “C” shape.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the seatplate part 150, as illustrated, consists of a pair of seat plate frames151, 152, and each of the seat plate frames can swivel outwards withrespect to upper hinge assemblies 131, 141 formed on the upper sides ofthe first and second side body parts 130, 140. If a state where thefirst and second seat plate frames 151, 152 are coupled to eachother—i.e. a state where the seat plate frames are coupled such that auser can sit—is configured to be 0°, each of the seat plate frames areconfigured to rotate around the upper hinge assemblies 131, 141 of theside body parts 130, 140 at an angle of 270°.

FIG. 3 illustrates a configuration of the seat plate part and can beexamined.

When it comes to a portable toilet according to the first embodiment ofthe present invention, a seat plate part 150, as illustrated in FIGS. 2and 3, consists of a first seat plate frame 151 and a second seat plateframe 152.

The first seat plate frame 151 is configured to have the same structureas the second seat plate frame. Accordingly, if a seat plate frame 151is described on the basis of the first seat plate frame 151, the seatplate frame 151 is configured to have a “

” or “C” shape and includes a first seat plate hinge assembly 153coupled to the upper hinge assembly of a side body part.

In addition, a first seat plate coupling part 155 a and a second seatplate coupling part 155 b are configured to have a shape where the firstseat plate coupling part 155 a and the second seat plate coupling part155 b can be coupled to and detached from each other at each portionwhere the first seat plate frame 151 and the second seat plate frame 152are coupled, such that the first seat plate frame 151 and the secondseat plate frame 152 are attached to and detached from each other.

Meanwhile, a configuration of a body part coupled to a first seat platehinge assembly 153 and a second seat plate hinge assembly 154 of theseat plate part 150, and arranged at the lower side of the seat platepart 150 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

A body part of a portable toilet of the present invention includes afront body part 110 arranged at the front of the toilet, a rear bodypart 120 arranged to face the front body part 110 and coupled to therear of the toilet, and first and second side body parts 130, 140connecting the front body part 110 and the rear body part 120 andarranged on each side of the toilet.

The front body part 110 is configured to have the same shape as the rearbody part 120. Accordingly, body parts will be described in detail onthe basis of the front body part 110.

The front body part 110 includes a central hinge 113 arranged at thecenter thereof and configured to swivel, a first front frame 111arranged on one side of the central hinge 113, and a second front frame112 arranged on the other side of the central hinge 113.

The first front frame 111 and the second front frame 112 are configuredto swivel around the central hinge 113, and the central hinge 113 canmove toward the inner side (rear) of the toilet by means of theswiveling of the first and second front frames.

Meanwhile, a first side hinge assembly 135 coupled to the first fronthinge assembly 115 is formed on one side of the first side body part130, and a second side hinge assembly 136 coupled to the rear body part120 is formed on the other side of the first side body part 130.

A seat plate frame swiveling around the upper hinge assembly 131, and aconfiguration of the upper hinge assembly 131 will be described withreference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

The upper hinge assembly 131 formed at the upper side of the first sidebody part 130, as illustrated in FIG. 4, is configured to be bent at apredetermined angle with respect to the lengthwise direction of thefirst side body part 130. That is, the upper hinge assembly 131 isformed at the end of a bent part 131 a having a certain angle or certainradius of curvature (ROC) with respect to the end of the first side bodypart 130.

A curved angle of the bent part 131 a is configured such that the firstseat plate frame 151 coupled to the upper hinge assembly 131 can move toa second position 151B from a first position 151A. That is, when theportable toilet is folded and stored, the seat plate frames of the seatplate part are arranged in parallel with the side body parts or contactthe side body parts so as to minimize the volume of the portable toilet.Accordingly, the bent part 131 a has to ensure an angle at which thefirst seat plate frame 151 swivels from the first position 151A in thestate where the toilet is used to the second position 151B in the statewhere the toilet is stored.

Additionally, the bent part 131 a has to withstand weight applied to theseat plate frame 151 when a user sits on the seat plate frame 151.Accordingly, the bent part, as illustrated, is preferably configured tohave a curved shape with certain radius of curvature rather than a shapeinclined at a certain angle.

Additionally, a reinforcing part 139, as illustrated in FIG. 5, can beprovided on the inner circumferential surface of the first side bodypart 130 so as to support the lower surface of the first seat plateframe 151. The reinforcing part 139 is configured to be small in size soas to minimize the volume thereof when the portable toilet is folded,and is configured to support a part of the lower surface of the firstseat plate frame 151 such that the portable toilet is not distorted whena user sits on the seat plate hole.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a portable toilet that is folded such thatthe portable toilet of the present invention can be carried.

The upper hinge assembly 131 of the side body part 130, as illustratedin FIG. 6, is formed towards the outside of the body part in thelengthwise direction of the side body part 130 from a certain distanceat a certain angle. Accordingly, the first seat plate frame 151 and thesecond seat plate frame 152 swiveling around the upper hinge assembly131 can swivel to the extent that the first seat plate frame 151 and thesecond seat plate frame 152 respectively contact the side body part.

The portable toilet can be folded so as to have a volume similar to thatillustrated in FIG. 6. Accordingly, the portable toilet can be storedunder the seat of a vehicle and can be put into a bag so as to becarried.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are views illustrating a portable toilet according to thesecond embodiment of the present invention.

A portable toilet according to the second embodiment has a seat platepart, which contacts a user's bottom, consisting of a single seat plateframe, as illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8.

That is, in this case, one side of a first seat plate frame 151 isswivably coupled to an upper hinge assembly 131 of a first side bodypart 130, and the other side of the first seat plate frame 151 iscoupled to fixation protrusion parts 148 of a second side body part 140.

The first seat plate frame 151 consisting of a single seat plate framehas one side which is swivably coupled to the upper hinge assembly 131,and the other side which has fixation protrusion parts 158 configured tohave a certain thickness and protrude.

The fixation protrusion parts 158 of the first seat plate frame 151 areconfigured to be fitted into fixation protrusion parts 148 formed at theupper side of the second body part 140. Convex areas of the fixationprotrusion parts 148, 158 are configured to correspond to concave areasof the fixation protrusion parts 148, 158 such that the fixationprotrusion parts 148, 158 are fitted into each other.

In the case of a seat plate part consisting of a single seat plateframe, one side of the seat plate frame can be configured to swivel whena portable toilet is folded.

FIGS. 9 to 11 are views illustrating an envelope support part that canbe used together with a portable toilet according to an embodiment ofthe present invention.

A portable toilet according to this embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS.9 to 11, is provided with grooves to which a pair of envelope rods 210coupled to a solid and liquid waste envelope 201 are attached and fromwhich the pair of envelope rods 210 are detached.

Specifically, a first rod coupling groove 117 and a second rod couplinggroove 118, to which a part of an envelope rod 210 coupled to a solidand liquid waste envelope 201 is inserted and fixed, are formed at theupper sides of a front body part 110 and a rear body part 120 of aportable toilet of this embodiment.

Accordingly, envelope rods 210 of a solid and liquid waste collectingmeans 200 carried by a user are inserted into the rod coupling groovessuch that the envelope rods 210 of the solid and liquid waste collectingmeans 200 and the solid and liquid waste envelope 201 is fixed to theinside of the portable toilet.

Additionally, a front extended part 230 and a rear extended part 240whose positions are fixed by a seat plate part 150 are formed on theother sides other than envelope rod coupling holes at the ends of thesolid and liquid waste envelope, so as to be fixed by the weight of theseat plate part 150 and a user who sits on the seat plate part.

Additionally, an envelope tightening string 220 is configured to passthrough a hole into which the envelope rods 210 penetrate at the end ofthe solid and liquid waste envelope 201. The envelope tightening string220 is configured to connect the solid and liquid waste envelope 201 ata portion connected with the envelope rods 210, and the other side ofthe envelope tightening string 220 is configured to be pulled by a user.

After defecation and urination, the envelope rods 210 are separated fromthe rod coupling grooves 117, 118, and one side of the envelopetightening string 220 is pulled such that the mouth of the solid andliquid waste envelope 201 is easily closed.

Additionally, the solid and liquid waste envelope 201 is separated fromthe envelope rods 210 such that only the solid and liquid waste envelopeis separated.

FIG. 12 is a view illustrating a configuration of a solid and liquidwaste collecting means according to another embodiment of the presentinvention, and FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate a state where the solid andliquid waste collecting means is accommodated in a portable toilet.

A solid and liquid waste collecting means 200 according to anotherembodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in FIGS. 12 to 14,includes a solid and liquid waste envelope 201, a front extended part202 and a rear extended part 203 whose positions are fixed by a seatplate part 150 when the solid and liquid waste envelope is accommodatedin a portable toilet, and first and second side extended parts 204, 205for fixing the position of the solid and liquid waste envelope 201 bymeans of envelope coupling holes 300 formed at a side body part 130 ofthe portable toilet.

Two coupling holes 300, as illustrated in FIG. 13, are formedrespectively at the upper sides of both of the side body parts of theportable toilet so as to install the solid and liquid waste envelope inFIG. 12. That is, a total of four coupling holes 300 are formed at theupper sides of both of the side body parts of the portable toilet. Eachof the coupling holes has a “V”-shaped groove. Accordingly, the sideextended parts of the solid and liquid waste envelope are fixed to the“V”-shaped grooves when the solid and liquid waste envelope in FIG. 12is installed.

In the case of a solid and liquid waste collecting means 200 with theabove-described configuration, the positions of the front and rearextended parts 202, 203 configured to extend in the forward and backwarddirections can be fixed by means of the weight of the seat plate part150 and a user who sits on the seat plate part.

Additionally, through the fixation of the first and second side extendedparts 204, 205 configured to extend in a lateral direction, the positionof the solid and liquid waste envelope 201 is not changed, and the mouthof the solid and liquid waste envelope 201 does not become narrower.

FIGS. 15 to 17 are views illustrating how a cover that can be coupled toa portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention isused.

If a portable toilet is continuously used at the same place, a cover 400can be used such that a solid and liquid waste envelope is easilyinstalled and that a user comfortably sits on the portable toilet.

As illustrated in FIGS. 15 to 17, a cover 400 configured to cover theseat plate part 150 of this embodiment can be provided. The cover 400consists of a cover body 401 configured to have an approximatelyrectangular shape and is provided with one or more lower side protrusionparts 410, 420, 430, 440 configured to protrude to a certain height fromthe lower surface thereof.

When a solid and liquid envelope 201 is disposed in the portable toiletof the first or second embodiment that have been described above andthen the cover 400 is fitted into the seat plate part 150, the lowerside protrusion parts of the cover 400 are inserted into seat plate hole159 so as to wrap the seat plate together with the solid and liquidenvelope, and fixes and expands the solid and liquid waste envelope.

The lower side protrusion parts formed at the lower surface of the cover400 are configured to be bent in a “C” shape. When the lower sideprotrusion parts are inserted into the seat plate hole 159, the“C”-shaped lower side protrusion parts wraps the inner circumferentialsurface of the seat plate hole 159 such that the cover 400 and the seatplate part 150 are firmly coupled.

Additionally, the lower side protrusion parts 410, 420, 430, 440, asillustrated, are separately formed at the lower surface of the cover 400such that the cover 400 is easily inserted into the seat plate hole 159.

A solid and liquid waste envelope of this embodiment is illustrated inthe drawing. However, a usual envelope can be used. First, a solid andliquid envelope is hung in the seat plate hole 159.

Next, the solid and liquid envelope is pressed by the cover 400 coveringthe seat plate part 150 and fixed. In this case, the lower sideprotrusion parts of the cover 400 are inserted into the seat plate hole159 so as to wrap the solid and liquid envelope. Accordingly, the solidand liquid envelope can be smoothly expanded and fixed.

1. A portable toilet, formed as a foldable structure so as to be fixableand foldable, comprising: a front body part, a first side body part, asecond side body part, and a rear body part which form four sides of theportable toilet, and a seat plate part which is comprised of a firstseat plate frame configured to swivel around an upper hinge assemblyformed at the upper side of the first side body part, and a second seatplate frame configured to swivel around an upper hinge assembly formedat the upper side of the second side body part, the front body partcomprising: a first front frame configured to swivel around one side ofthe first side body part, a second front frame configured to swivelaround one side of the second side body part, and a central hingeconfigured to swivel between the first front frame and the second frontframe, wherein the first seat plate frame and the second seat plateframe of the seat plate part respectively swivel toward the first sidebody part and the second side body part when the central hinge movestoward the inside of the portable toilet—that is, the central hinge isfolded, seat plate holes formed at the seat plate part are configured toextend from the front body part to the rear body part, an upper hingeassembly formed at the upper side of the first side body part is definedas a first upper hinge assembly, and an upper hinge assembly formed atthe upper side of the second side body part is defined as a second upperhinge assembly, the first upper hinge assembly is formed at the end of afirst bent part configured to be bent and to have a predetermined radiusof curvature with respect to the first side body part, the second upperhinge assembly is formed at the end of a second bent part configured tobe bent and to have a predetermined radius of curvature with respect tothe second side body part, a curved angle of the first and second bentparts is configured such that the first seat plate frame and the secondseat plate frame are respectively arranged in parallel with the firstside body part and the second side body part.
 2. The portable toiletaccording to claim 1, further comprising: a solid and liquid wastecollecting means accommodated in an area corresponding to the inside ofthe portable toilet and surrounded by the four body parts, wherein thesolid and liquid waste collecting means further comprises envelope rodscoupled to rod coupling grooves formed at the upper sides of the frontand rear body parts, or side extended parts configured to be extendedand fitted into envelope coupling holes formed at the first and secondside body parts, together with a solid and liquid waste envelope forcollecting solid and liquid waste.
 3. The portable toilet according toclaim 2, wherein the solid and liquid waste collecting means comprises afront extended part connecting with the solid and liquid waste envelopeand configured to extend toward the front body part, and a rear extendedpart configured to extend toward the rear body part, positions of thefront extended part and rear extended part are fixed by the seat platepart, a reinforcing part is provided on the inner circumferentialsurface of the first side body part or second side body part so as tosupport the lower surfaces of the first seat plate frame or second seatplate frame.